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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Baked Tomatoes

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a side dish that I occasionally make when tomatoes are plentiful and inexpensive. Years ago, baked tomatoes were commonly served in the Southern United States and could be found in restaurants across the country where they were used as a garnish for steaks and chops. The dish is actually French in origin and anyone who has traveled through France in the late summer has probably been served Tomates a la Provencale - whether they wanted them or not. This is a very simple dish. It consists of tomatoes that are topped with seasoned bread crumbs and then baked until the crumbs are crisp and brown while the interior of the tomatoes remain soft and creamy. The dish is not to everyone's liking, but it is remarkably versatile and can be altered to please your family's taste. Here's the recipe I use.

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I wish that these were still as popular...they look delicious. I have never tried baked tomatoes before, but I imagine I would like them quite a bit. Thanks for sharing, Mary. I can always count on your for inspiring and creative new recipes!

Mary, you won't believe it but my French husband just asked to make Baked Stuffed Tomatoes! His - and the traditional French Tomates Farcies are made with a meat filling and I so like your filling better. Much lighter and more flavorful. Thanks for a great recipe and I'll make this for him.

Baked tomatoes were indeed a southern staple growing up; however, they were peeled, cut up and stirred in with big chunks of bread and a little sugar, salt and pepper. They were then dotted with butter and baked.Although I detested it as a child, this dish appears on our table now.

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